In the aftermath of an off-leash Rottweiler’s attack of a two-year-old in China last week, officials in several counties have enacted sweeping measures against stray dogs.

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Narrated by Elyse Ribbons.

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China is undergoing a great experiment — tightly controlled and driven by big data — that it hopes will offer an alternative way of protecting the planet. For all our sakes, let’s hope it works.

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Narrated by Anthony Tao.

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In October 1871, 10% of the Chinese population in Los Angeles was wiped out in a senseless spasm of violence.

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Narrated by Kaiser Kuo.

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In the early years of the Chinese republic, progressives looked west for political inspiration. This was how Deng Xiaoping — who would eventually lead China — came to be in France in the 1920s. He and his peers did indeed find inspiration abroad — just not the kind that his bourgeois sponsors anticipated.

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Narrated by Kaiser Kuo.

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Had any of the earlier uprisings against the Qing achieved their goals, 1911 would be just another year. But the 1911 Revolution succeeded, and catalyzed an entire series of events that led to fundamental change in China’s political system.

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Narrated by Kaiser Kuo.

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China enacted its one-child policy in 1980. It was met with wildly divergent opinions, and resulted in suffering and trauma on a scale that family planners never anticipated.

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Narrated by Kaiser Kuo.

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The Mukden Incident — when explosives detonated along the route of the South Manchurian Railway near Shenyang — was a pretext for Japanese aggression in Asia.

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Narrated by Kaiser Kuo.

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Lin Biao was a principal architect of the cult of Mao Zedong. It would lead to his undoing.

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Narrated by Kaiser Kuo.

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Beijing’s ban on Japanese seafood, coupled with rising animosity toward all things Japanese, have sent sushi restaurants in China searching for alternative supplies and, in some cases, new recipes.

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Narrated by Sarah Kutulakos.

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China is known for its megacities, but 42% of it is wilderness — the barren and primitive, but also pockets of spectacular biodiversity. As the country’s adventurers discover the joy of exploring these places, they are challenging preconceived notions of China’s relationship with nature. They also bring the power to destroy or protect.

Click here to read the article by Kyle Obermann.

Narrated by Anthony Tao.

China Stories is published twice weekly, on Tuesday and Friday. Subscribe to the podcast on Spotify and Apple Podcasts.